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Importers Weighing Their Options
Now that the day has come when WTO countries have dropped all quotas, importers aren't planning a headlong…
Denim Dish: ’05 Goals: Denim Searches For Next Big Thing
Jeans executives are focusing on niche marketing to attract customers, as well as developing new washes and…
’05 Goals: Ready for Sourcing’s Evolution
Major makers are preparing for a sea change in worldwide textile and garment sourcing, as WTO nations end the…
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China to Impose Export Tariffs in Trade Reversal
China made a bold gambit in the high-stakes world of international trade, leaving the rest of the global…
Malden Workers OK New Contract
NEW YORK — Averting a threatened strike, the manufacturing employees of Malden Mills Industries approved…
ITG Takes Home Route in China
ITG inked a deal with China Ting Group to roll out a chain of Burlington House Retail stores in China and…
Malden Facing Potential Strike
Malden Mills is facing a strike by its unionized workforce, which was set to vote Thursday evening on whether…
What to Watch: Persuading Shoppers to Trade Up
For most of the past decade, apparel executives have regarded deflation as being as certain as death and…
What to Watch: Jeans Brands Ride Demand Wave
The cycle has swung in favor of jeans, and vendors don’t foresee any dip in the year ahead. Their main…
The Top 10 Stories of 2004: 3. Don’t Quota Me
The final year of the quota regime was filled with sound and fury, as executives in many of the 148 nations…
What to Watch: Textile Mills Look Beyond the Border
NEW YORK — For textile suppliers, the coming year will bring the biggest change to their competitive model…
What to Watch: Navigating the Sourcing Winds
NEW YORK — As they look ahead to the first year of quota-free apparel and textile trade, importer executives…
Simpler Shipping Seen Beyond Quotas
The final weeks of the quota system will present importers with several logistical hurdles and legal…